Solar powered sea slugs shed light on search for perpetual green energy
Near-shore animal becomes plant-like after pilfering tiny solar panels and storing them in its gut.
Posted: May 3rd, 2018
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How to assess new solar technologies
New analysis shows when and where advanced photovoltaics would be economic to install.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2018
Read moreNew materials for sustainable, low-cost batteries
Scientists have identified two new materials that could bring about key advances in the development of aluminium batteries.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2018
Read moreNew catalyst turns ammonia into an innovative clean fuel
Researchers have succeeded in developing a new catalyst that burns amonia (NH3) at a low temperature and produces N2. The results are expected to contribute to climate change countermeasures and increased renewable energy use.
Posted: Apr 27th, 2018
Read moreSimple grid increases fuel cell efficiency by over 30 percent
TurbuGrid is the name of a small plastic grid approximately 16 x 16 cm that can markedly increase the efficiency of an air-cooled fuel cell stack.
Posted: Apr 25th, 2018
Read moreRedox flow battery: Storage system for the energy transition
The redox flow battery might be a key component in the future power grids: It can be scaled as desired, recycled, and it ensures stable energy storage. Moreover, no scarce resources are needed for its production.
Posted: Apr 25th, 2018
Read moreArtificial leaf as mini-factory for medicine
Using sunlight for sustainable and cheap production of, for example, medicines.
Posted: Apr 24th, 2018
Read moreNew high-resolution exascale Earth modeling system for energy
A new earth modeling system unveiled today will have weather-scale resolution and use advanced computers to simulate aspects of Earth's variability and anticipate decadal changes that will critically impact the U.S. energy sector in coming years.
Posted: Apr 23rd, 2018
Read moreNew control strategy helps reap maximum power from wind farms
A novel approach has the potential to increase wind power generation significantly with a consequent increase in revenue. Numerical simulations indicate potential increases of up to six to seven percent.
Posted: Apr 23rd, 2018
Read moreOrganic solar cells reach record efficiency, benchmark for commercialization
In an advance that makes a more flexible, inexpensive type of solar cell commercially viable, researchers have demonstrated organic solar cells that can achieve 15 percent efficiency.
Posted: Apr 23rd, 2018
Read morePlastic packaging is often pollution for profit
Plastic itself is inanimate and cannot be evil - what's morally wrong is what humans do with it.
Posted: Apr 20th, 2018
Read morePorous salts for fuel cells
Scientists have developed a new class of crystalline porous organic salts with high proton conductivity for applications such as proton-exchange membranes for fuel cells.
Posted: Apr 19th, 2018
Read moreLife-span of new solar cell technologies to increase tenfold
Scientists have developed ways to increase the lifetime of solar cells and also proposes ways to improve ageing tests for them.
Posted: Apr 10th, 2018
Read moreDesigner bugs for creating greener plastics
Researchers are designing bacteria to efficiently consume plastic waste and turn it into novel destructible plastic - good for the environment and health.
Posted: Apr 10th, 2018
Read moreDouble perovskites in environmentally friendly solar cells
Long electron-hole diffusion length in high-quality lead-free double perovskite films.
Posted: Apr 5th, 2018
Read moreBuilding lithium-sulfur batteries with paper biomass
Researchers have developed a patented method to use cheap and abundant paper biomass to make lithium-sulfur batteries.
Posted: Apr 2nd, 2018
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